Fish-bait holder.



B. G. PFEIFFER.

FISH BAIT HOLDER.

APPLIUATION FILED 0017.13, 1913.

Patented Mar. 3, 31914.

.BYRON G. PFEIFFER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

FISH-BAPE HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed Gctober 13. 1913.

lainl'mi Mur. E, lfllf. serial No. 794,776.

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'ihl lorwnril or 11pm: unil of Allw rcrvptnclu l is' provillml with :1 :lisk rnp or closure l2 inning :1 rrnlrnl :ipcrlnri: lli l'orinml thorein` through whivh n je?. olI wntor 111:1 y llow to ilu intrrior or uhnnilwr 23 ol llw Vrecepl:u'lo.s:1i1l ('losnrv living;` hohl in rontnrt wilh th(` cnil of Suhl roripznlv h v nnnna` of :i Vspring' wire rokl ll. lhv fro:- vnils 1J ol the siii@ nninhiirs I I" of ::1i1l yoki. living' heilt or fornnwl :1t: righlnng'lo lo :nifl willi' :11emhers,:1rep:1ss11l through npurlnriss 1G lorinml (lizlinetrif-nily lhron'gh 1hr wnll of Suid r0- (rpl'nrlo :il poinh 11::11' llnl'orwziril Cnil tlnrcol. The siilo niolnlwrr; lil" ol suiil .Vol-:0 :1rol proriilml wil'h roi'orsvli' opponvd olf-srl. lvlirossioim li" l'mniml :horuin :1t pointsA in line with lh:- hoily ol rho rlosnrc l2. 5:1i1l ol'ilnvf porlion4 lving in'ulongnluil nporluris IH Aformed throiigh the. body of anni. closure nl ilinnwrvnlli opms'ite points 119:11' the. periphery thi-roof', the depressions 1T of suiil f-i1lv invnihers engaging the walls of tho llongnh-l :1pm-Mirra 1li' :1l lh@ o11tcr- 111ml.' unil` thm-vol' :1111i` nornmlly lurk :1nd hohl :1i1l vlosnru in position :lg'ninst lheflcnil of tho rrruplnvle (nw Fig. 2) Th wiertures i6 fornnwl through lho` wnll ol' tho rccoplzwlc 1 :1ro Suliirionlllv hxrgvr. than lh@ diameter of thi' vnd poi-lions.: l5 of tho wire yoke lfl lo lvnvo :111 nnlillod space bulwlfrn said cnil porliionbl :1rd the wzill ol. Suid :iper

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turcs for the exitof water from the interior of the receptacle. the yoke receive the eyes 19 formed in the upper ends ot' the groups of hooks 20, said hooks being held from disengagement with the ends ot' said yoke by Washers 21 which a'ie seated and held thereon by riveting or soldering Ain the same manner as that for attaching the groups of hooks to the rear or closed end oi' the receptacle as before described and shown in Fig. Q, whereby said hooks are pivotally suspended and Jfree to swing upon the endportions ot' said yoke.

lt will be observed that the end portions of the hook-eyes 19 and the outer face of the receptacle 1 to permit the depressing of the side members of the yoke Within the chamber l vyoke to force said other and cause the depressions 1T in said side members to be disengaged from contact with the ends or the apertures 1 8 in the closure of the receptacle. thus releasing and enabling said closure to be Withdrawn from the end of said receptacle to a point upon the side members of said yoke ot suiiici'ent i distance from the end of the receptacle to be inserted to the chamber oi' vthe receptacle, indicated by dotted lines in Fig. Q, when, by releasing the pressure upon the ends of the yoke and upon the return ofthe cap or closure to its position over the open end of the receptacle. said closure will be engaged and held in position by the spring tension and contact of the depressions in the side members of the yoke with the apertures in the closure through which said members pass.

The line by which the device is carried for either casting or trolling in fishing is attached of the yoke14. The bait being placed with'- in the eha-mhel` and the device immersed in water, the'ivater will flow freely into thc interior through the apertures in the-cap or closure, thus suspending the bait or minnow withinl the chamber in a volume of Water separate and apart from the main body of water in which the device is immersed, in which the minnoi'v may lie and be sustained'alive while being exposed in a manner to lure thc fish to take it for food 'or attack it, and in so doing become ensnaredupon the hooks that are attached to the body of the device'. T he bait or live minnow while contained within the-receptacle and immersed in a body or" or bait may l. oi the yoke are of such length as to leave a considerable space between the inner face 3 by applying pressure to the ends of said members tmvard eaehi` form an opening through which the minnow.

The extreme ends 15 of l of l l l l i the' operation of I to the semi-circular end,

water is constantly supplied with a volume fresh Water which mayypass through the aperture in the closure end of the receptacle and flow out through the apertures 16 formed in the side walls thereof as the device is drawn through the water in the act oi casting or trolling, as indicated by arrows in Fig. 2.

lt will be apparent from the foregoing that this device will enable the use of live hait for fishing in such manner as serve the hait against loss or injury.l enabling it to be employed in successive and repeated operations without requiring it to be renewed or replenished.

Having thus fully set ,forth my what I claim as new, and desire to secure Letters Patent, is

1. A [ish-bait holder comprising a transparent cylindrical receptacle having' a closed ond and an open end,said receptacle adapted to be filled with water and tocontain the iait, a band encircling the closed end oi said receptacle having fish-hooks attached thereto, a closure for the open end ot said receptacle, a y'bkel adapted for attachment to a. {ish-line attached at its ends to the open end of said receptacle and having a locking envagement with said closure, fish-hooks carried upon the ends of said yoke, and means for disengaging said yoke from locked engagement with said closure.

2. A fish-bait holder comprising a transparent cylindrical receptacle havin g a closed end and an open invention, by

end, said receptacle adapted to be filled with water and to contain the bait, a band encirclingr said receptacle at its closed end having lgroups of fish-hooks pivotally attached thereto, a perforated closure for the open end of said receptacle, a yoke adapted for attachment toa (fish-line haring its free ends attached to said receptacle near the open end thereof, the side members of said yoke. passing through apertures in said closure and having depressions adapted to effect a locking engagement with said closure, the free ends ot said yoke having groups of fish-hooks pivotally attached thereto, the ends of said yoke adapted to be depressed within said receptacle to release said closure from locked engagement therewith. Y

In testimony whereof. I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

BYRON Gr. PFETFFER.

Witnesses B. F. VHEumm, M. E. BROHSAMLE. 

